Vanity case



May 25 1926. 1,586,290

- A. CLEMENS VANITY CASE Filed Nov. 4, 1925 IN VEN TOR.

Patented May 25, 1926.

. 'UNITED 7 ALBERT grinmnnsor LOUISVI L KE TUCKY.

' VANITY CASEJ Application filed November 4, 1925. Serial :No. 66,793.

The present inventionrelates to vanity 'cases or powder boxes and puffs,

An object of theinvention 1s to, provide a case in which the puff. is wholly concealed within the .case and inzc'ontact with the powder when not in use for application of the. powder, and in which the direct supporting means for the'pufi' provides a closure for the opening through which :the

pull moves into and out of the case, when I thepuff is in the case. c

Another object of theinvention is to provide a case from which the puff can readily case. a

be detached for cleaning or renewal or for replenishing the supplyof powder in the Another objectisto provide a vanity case wherein the necessity for touching the pufi vwith the fingersduring the movement of the puff into and out of the case is eliminated.' i, Another object of the'invention is toprovide an improved powder pufi' forjacase .of. the type referred to, anjden improved A carrier and mounting means therefor. Another object of the invention is to provide a case of the character referred to -1Whi0h can '-be economically manufacturedand which is nevertheless attractive and serviceable. a a

7 Other objects and' advantages will appear upon a fuller understanding of the con- ,struction and its operation r The vanity case .will be further described with reference to the accompanying drawing-in I which a preferred embodiment is shown' and wherein V Fig.,1 is aside view, of the being projecte'd for use; p c

Fig.2 is a --similar view except that the pull. is shown but partlyzprojected;v 1 Fig. 3'shows atransverse section of the case at right angle to the view of Fig. 1, the puff being however wholly within the ease; I v V Fig. 4 is a longitudinal sectional. view of thecase, showing the puff partly in elevation, and V c Fig; 5 is a perspective view, somewhatenlarged, of one halfof'the carrier or core of the puff and the means whereby the puff is mounted on the case proper, p In the drawingthecase comprises a hol .low body portion 1, afpufi' 2 and a pivot 3 whereby the puff is rotatably mounted on the case. As shown, the bodyof'the case case, the pus is rectangular in longitudinal section and I? may belformed by securing together along thelr rim portions two frusto-pyramidal pans orshells, preferably of metal, the bot toms of the pans forming "the side faces of the case which may be suitably "polished I and otherwise decorated. At the junction Of the rims the case may-beprovided,ex- I cept alongthe top edge, witha bead-4.

. The body 1 is closed along three of its edges and the fourthedge, shown atthe 1 top in the drawing, is closedover one-half 10f its length by a flat plate 5 suitably secured fto the'adjacent walls of the 'body..

The remainder of the top edge isJopenran'd through this opening 6 the puff 2 ismoved into and out of the casing. is secured crosswise the plate 5 at] its end next to the opening 6 and may "becarried inan upwardly rolledlfiange 7, on the plate The pivot 3' 5. A plate 8,of aboutthe same length as plate 5 turns by means'of ears 9 on the pivot 8 'and serves as .a direct supporting'g-means for the-puff andalso to closethe opening when the puff has been folded into the case. ;The plateSisprovided at its end remote fromithe pivot 8 with a spring finger '10-'wh1ch facilitates movement oflthec rpulf intoandout of the case without the necessity of touching the puff with the fingers of the'user. The outside of the spring finger 10 may be ,formed with a small dimple 11 and thus provide a latch through co-operation of the dimple 11 with a Small M boss 12 on.a..collaror flanged?) secured to the. body linside the opening 6.

Referring fro-Fig. 5, it will beseen that,

plate 8 is ,providedwith staggered flanges l t, 15 on opposite sides of the plate, in- ,wardly turned and eachextending about one-half the'length of the plate. These are part of mynovel means for providing for ready attachment and-detachment of the puff. The latter comprises a padded frame vor core -16 of sheet metal or'other' thin and flexible material-which maybe a disk-seg mentin shape, although other "forms'ma'y of course be adopted, and shown herein .as a semi-circular d sk. Portions may be cut terial and lightness and to facilitate atout as indicated at 17' foreconomy ofv matachment of the softcovering, "This soft materiahc which isedesignated 18 in the drawing, may beof any-suitable material well known in the I art andhas the form of a semi-circular disk in general, although,

as shown, it preferably extends over an are somewhat greater than one hundred eighty degrees to insure closing of the opening 6 by its trailing radial face 19 when the pull is fully projected for use as indicated in Fig. 1. The pud is of sufiicient thickness to entirely close the opening 6 as it passes through the same, so as to seal the case against spilling of the powder, even when the puff is fully withdrawn.

One edge of the core of the puff is provided with two outwardly turned flanges 20, 21 cooperating respectively with flanges 14 and 15 on the plate 8 to hold the puff on the latter. The puff is attached to the plate 8 simply by sliding from left to right, Fig. 5, the flange 21 under flange l5 and flange 20 under flange 14. The pull can thus be readily detached for cleaning or renewal or for replenishing the supply of powder in the case through the opening 6.

The use of the device will be fully understood from the foregoing description. It is not essential that the powder case contain ,suflicient powder to contact with the pull when the case is at rest, as shown in Figs. 3 and 4, but it is advisable to avoid the use of a greater quantity of powder as difliculty may be experienced in forcing the puff through the powder in closing the case. When the case contains a relatively small quantity of powder, the slight shaking which is incident to the normal carrying of the case is usually sufiicient to bring the powder in contact with the pull, but ifnot, the user may shake and/or invert the case before withdrawing the pull". Obviously many changes may be made without departing from the intended scope of the invention, the latter being limited only as appears from the appended claims.

1. A vanity case comprising a body adapted to hold powder and closed except along an edge, and a puff carrier pivotally secured to the body transversely of said edge and adapted to close an opening along the'edge when the puff is moved into the body wherein the pull has the form of a segment of a disk of appreciable thickness and wherein a radial face of said pull closes the opening when the puff is projected for use.

2. A vanity case comprising a body adapted to hold powder and closed except along an edge, and a pull carrier pivotally secured tothe body transversely of said edge and adapted to close an opening along the edge when the pull" is moved into the body wherein the pivot is midway the length of the edge and the opening extends between said pivot and one end only.

3. A vanity case comprising a body adapted to hold powder and closed except along an edge, and a puff carrier pivotally secured to the body transversely of said edge and adapted to close an opening along the edge when the puff is moved into the body wherein the pivot is midway the length of the edge and the opening extends between said pivot and one end only, and wherein the pull has the form of a segment of a disk of appreciable thickness and wherein a radial face of said pull closes the opening when the pull is projected for use. i

4. A vanity case comprising a. body adapted to hold powder and closed except along an edge, and a puff carrier pivotally secured to the body transversely of said edge and adapted to close an opening along the edge when the puff is moved into the body Wherein the puff is readily detachable from the carrier for renewal or cleaning.

5. A vanity case comprising a body adapted to hold powder and closed except alon an edge, and a pull carrier pivotally secure to the body transversely of said edge and adapted to close an opening along the edge when the pull is moved into the body wherein the end of the carrier remote from the pivot has a spring finger piece serving as a latch and also to facilitate movement of the puff.

6. A vanity case comprising a body adapted to hold powder and closed except along an edge, and a puff carrier pivotally secured to the body transversely of said edge and adapted to close an opening along the edge when the puff is moved into the body wherein the carrier comprises a plate having oppositely disposed, staggered flanges overlapping the same adapted to receive there under corresponding flanges carried by the putt.

7. A vanity case comprising a body adapted to hold powder and closed except along an edge, and a puff carrier pivotally secured to the body transversely of said edge and adapted to close an opening along the edge when the pufi? is moved into the body wherein the body comprises two pan-shaped members secured together along their rim portions, the bottoms of the pan-shaped mem bers forming the sides of said body.

8. A vanity case comprising a bodyadapted to hold powder and closed except along an edge, and a pull carrier pivotally secured to the body transversely of said edge and adapted to close an opening along the edge when the puff is moved into the body wherein the body comprises two pan-shaped members secured together along their rim portions, the bottoms of the pan-shaped members forming the sides of said body, and wherein the puff has the form of a segment of a disk of appreciable thickness and wherein a radial face of said pufl' closes the opening when the pull is projected for use.

9. A vanity case comprising a body adaptan edge and a substantially semi-circular puff pivoted at one end of an opening along the edge at the center of said puif, said puif being of such thickness as to close the opening against spilling of the powder.

10. A pufi' for use in a vanity case of the character described in claim 9 comprising a thin frame or core of flexible material of disk-segment form and a covering of soft material extending over an are slightly greater than one hundred eighty degrees, 10

whereof, I afiix my signature.

ALBERT CLEMENS. 

